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Enter means to go or come into a place. Regular verb: enter-entered-entered.
Meanings
- To go into a place
- To begin to participate
- To type data into a system
Common Collocations
enter a room
enter data
enter a competition
enter into agreement
Tip for Learners
Enter doesn't need "into" for physical spaces. "Enter the room" not "enter into the room."
Present Simple
| I | enter |
| you | enter |
| he/she/it | enters |
| we | enter |
| they | enter |
Examples - Present Simple
- I enter the building through the main door.
- You enter data into the system accurately.
- She enters competitions regularly.
- We enter the market with confidence.
- They enter the room quietly.
Present Continuous
| I | am entering |
| you | are entering |
| he/she/it | is entering |
| we | are entering |
| they | are entering |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am entering the password now.
- You are entering a new phase of life.
- He is entering the building.
- We are entering uncharted territory.
- They are entering the competition.
Present Perfect
| I | have entered |
| you | have entered |
| he/she/it | has entered |
| we | have entered |
| they | have entered |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have entered all the data.
- You have entered many competitions.
- She has entered the industry successfully.
- We have entered new markets.
- They have entered the agreement.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been entering |
| you | have been entering |
| he/she/it | has been entering |
| we | have been entering |
| they | have been entering |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been entering data all morning.
- You have been entering competitions for years.
- He has been entering information for hours.
- We have been entering markets steadily.
- They have been entering negotiations for weeks.
Past Simple
| I | entered |
| you | entered |
| he/she/it | entered |
| we | entered |
| they | entered |
Examples - Past Simple
- I entered the room and saw everyone.
- You entered the contest last year.
- She entered the university at eighteen.
- We entered the market in 2020.
- They entered the building after hours.
Past Continuous
| I | was entering |
| you | were entering |
| he/she/it | was entering |
| we | were entering |
| they | were entering |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was entering data when the computer crashed.
- You were entering the building when I called.
- He was entering the room when we arrived.
- We were entering the phase of testing.
- They were entering negotiations when the deal changed.
Past Perfect
| I | had entered |
| you | had entered |
| he/she/it | had entered |
| we | had entered |
| they | had entered |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had entered the room before anyone else.
- You had entered the data before the deadline.
- She had entered the competition before registrations closed.
- We had entered the market before competitors.
- They had entered the agreement before the dispute.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been entering |
| you | had been entering |
| he/she/it | had been entering |
| we | had been entering |
| they | had been entering |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been entering data for hours.
- You had been entering competitions for years.
- He had been entering the field gradually.
- We had been entering markets for decades.
- They had been entering negotiations for months.
Future Simple
| I | will enter |
| you | will enter |
| he/she/it | will enter |
| we | will enter |
| they | will enter |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will enter the contest next month.
- You will enter a new chapter of your life.
- She will enter the university next fall.
- We will enter the market next year.
- They will enter the building at noon.
Future Continuous
| I | will be entering |
| you | will be entering |
| he/she/it | will be entering |
| we | will be entering |
| they | will be entering |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be entering data all afternoon.
- You will be entering competitions throughout the year.
- He will be entering new territory soon.
- We will be entering markets globally.
- They will be entering negotiations next week.
Future Perfect
| I | will have entered |
| you | will have entered |
| he/she/it | will have entered |
| we | will have entered |
| they | will have entered |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have entered all data by evening.
- You will have entered many competitions by then.
- She will have entered the workforce by graduation.
- We will have entered five new markets by year end.
- They will have entered the agreement by tomorrow.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been entering |
| you | will have been entering |
| he/she/it | will have been entering |
| we | will have been entering |
| they | will have been entering |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been entering data for hours by then.
- You will have been entering competitions for a decade.
- He will have been entering the field for years.
- We will have been entering markets for decades.
- They will have been entering negotiations for months.